Detective Inspector Nigel Snoddy said: “Three men forced their way in to the house at around 11.20pm and took a male occupant, aged in his 30’s, outside, where he was shot in both feet. The bullets failed to penetrate the man’s footwear however, and the man was taken to hospital with minor injuries to his feet.”

Earlier in the evening a man in his 30s was shot in the leg close to a primary school in West Belfast.

Inspector Snoddy has appealed for anyone with any information about this incident to contact detectives in Musgrave on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.